Tuesday, October 22, 2013

BACK TO BELTON TEXAS

GCH CH Winfall I Dream of Style

(Photo by Rhonda Cassidy)

We last checked in with Belton TX on Thursday when we told
you that the Pointer, GCH CH Chesterhope State of T Art, was judge Rosemary
Shoreman’s BIS at the day one show of the Stephenville Kennel Club Of Texas.

The SKCT did it all over again on Friday, this time with
judge Rick Gschwender in the final ring with the aforementioned Pointer, Miley,
the Afghan Hound, GCH CH Tells Matrix Reloaded, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall I
Dream of Style, the Scottish Terrier, GCH CH Kelwyn’s History In The Making,
the Pug, GCH CH Pocket’s Ameci, the Tibetan Terrier, GCH CH Kimick’s Sir
Gawain, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH CH Harmony Hill’s Money Talks.

GCH CH Chesterhope State of T Art

(Photo by Rhonda Cassidy)

His Best In Show was the Boxer, Macy.His Reserve was Miley, the Pointer.The elegant Boxer bitch has been among the
Top Working Dogs for the last three years.This year she is the Number One Boxer and the Number Six Working Dog
with six BIS and 35 Working groups.

GCH CH Harmony Hill’s Money Talks

The Bell County Kennel Club took over on Saturday and asked
judge Denny Mounce to choose her Top Two from the Irish Setter, GCH CH Jadestar
Rifleman, the Afghan Hound, GCH CH Elmo’s Martian Chronicles, the Mastiff, GCH
CH Willow Ridges Risky Business, the Bedlington Terrier, GCH CH Carillon
Chazzen De Hayyim, the Toy Poodle, GCH CH Donnchada Angel Wings At Dulcinea, the
American Eskimo Dog, GCH CH Ducat’s Smokin’ Hot, and the previously seen
Australian Shepherd, Cash.Judge Mounce
would like the Aussie, Cash, for her BIS and the Bedlington, Chaz, for her
RBIS.

GCH CH Carillon Chazzen De Hayyim

Cash and Macey would be the only of the previous finalists
to make it to Judge Sandy Wheat’s BCKC final.Joining them were the Weimaraner, GCH CH WinWeim’s It’s My Grey Goose,
the Saluki, GCH CH Appalachia’s Allamyrra Hajji, the American Staffordshire
Terrier, CH Zephyr Monogram Maybe Marilyn, the Shih Tzu, CH Zephyr Monogram
Maybe Marilyn, and the Chinese Shar-Pei, CH Meiting Wings To Fly At Shen Te.

CH Zephyr Monogram Maybe Marilyn

Picking up the back2back BIS was Cash, the Australian
Shepherd, while the RBIS would go to the Shi Tzu.Cash is the nation’s Number One Australian
Shepherd and the Number 15 Herding Dog With four BIS and 23 Herding Groups.

NUMBER EIGHT

NUMBER NINE

NUMBER TEN

SHOW INFO

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The author has been attending dog shows as a spectator and exhibitor for over 45 years. He is a retired management consultant who has advised multiple organizations affiliated with the AKC and the Cat Fanciers Association on business management, long range planning, customer service, and legislative matters. After 25 years of living in the big cities of New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, he now resides in his hometown of Memphis, TN.

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